51.   But two degenerative disks in his lower back caused him grief throughout the season, and about the only person he irritated was himself.

52.   Byrdsong was hit once in the lower back.

53.   Cardinals medical personnel said Clement underwent a CAT-scan Tuesday morning and received an epidural injection to reduce pain in his lower back.

54.   Cedeno, struck in the lower back, took a step forward and fell to the ground.

55.   Catcher Ivan Rodriguez graded out highest on the sit and reach test, which measures flexibility in the lower back and hamstrings.

56.   By tilting the pelvis, high heels cause the lower back to arch.

57.   Cal Ripken, his teammate, who had never been on the disabled list, is there with nerve irritation in his lower back.

58.   Charles Haley did not practice Tuesday and will undergo a magnetic resonance imaging test Wednesday on his lower back, Switzer said.

59.   Cincinnati Reds left-hander Kent Mercker probably will miss his next start because of a bulging disc in his lower back, the team said.

60.   Cohen pulled out earlier in the week with a stress fracture in her lower back.